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How to 3d Model in Maya: Video PartsHow to 3d Model in Maya: Video Parts
I've made a multi-part tutorial video on how to model in Maya 2012 and how I model. At the end I setup an AO render. Along the whole journey I offer advice and tips for working in Maya
and increasing productivity.
Using his graciously-provided reference
http://mrjkapowey.deviantart.com/art/KAE-SYSTEMS-M40-Sniper-Rifle-292951627
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

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Maya - beginner tutorial Material Setupby *Athey

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Suuuuper beginner level tutorial for Autodesk Maya.

Maya is not intuitive at all for people who are using it for the first time, and something as simple as getting a normal map and a color map can be daunting. So I made a very quick and simple tutorial for it.

~hoppopngo Sep 27, 2012

do spec next!

~SHARK-008 Aug 24, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

I need to try other program than Maya someday.

~opiatepie Jul 26, 2012 Student General Artist

What's a map?

[Complete beginner helppppp]

*Athey Jul 26, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

A 'map' is an image from a program like photoshop, that you want to apply to an object (mesh) in Maya. If you aren't manually unwrapping the object, it helps a lot for the texture map to tile.

As a complete beginner, it's important to realize that the geometry has to be 'unwrapped' before an image can be applied to a mesh in any sort of predictable fashion. If that's too daunting a prospect for you at this point, one option is to apply automatic mapping.
To do that, first make sure you're in Modeling mode and not Animation or Surfaces or Dynamics, etc. (if you have no idea what that is or how to change it, hit F3 - that will put you in Modeling mode)
Then, with the object selected, go to:
Create UVs > Automatic Mapping

To see what your UVs look like, go to Window > UV Texture Editor